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Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON | Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:12pm EDT
(Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Sunday renewed his criticism of Chief Justice John Roberts' reasoning in upholding President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare law and also said the Constitution undoubtedly permits some gun control.
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Scalia joined in a sharply worded dissent on the day of the June 28 ruling and added to his criticism on Sunday.
A central provision of the law is the "individual mandate" that most Americans obtain health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty. The ruling found that this penalty "may reasonably be characterized as a tax" and thus would be constitutionally permissible under the power of Congress to impose taxes.
"There is no way to regard this penalty as a tax. ... In order to save the constitutionality, you cannot give the text a meaning it will not bear," Scalia said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/29/us-usa-court-scalia-idUSBRE86S0OR20120729
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,719 posts)aquart
(69,014 posts)still_one
(92,422 posts)brewens
(13,623 posts)replace you too next term! Maybe your buddy "Uncle Thomas" too!
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)i can`t remember any supreme court judges doing what tony does
GoCubsGo
(32,095 posts)The same goes for his shadow, Clarence, who has been attending political events with his teabagger wife.
Bandit
(21,475 posts)There is NO WAY in Hell it could happen any other way....It takes a Super Majority to Impeach and remove a Supreme Court Justice
hughee99
(16,113 posts)it's not a tax. Calling it one doesn't make it so.
still_one
(92,422 posts)hughee99
(16,113 posts)That doesn't make it true, either.
still_one
(92,422 posts)Bandit
(21,475 posts)They said Corporations have the same rights as people..
Son of Gob
(1,502 posts)The other four said it was constitutional under the commerce clause.
benld74
(9,910 posts)he's a cancer on this country.
AND of course WALLACE doesnt ask him about speaking at a Koch fuction PRIOR to the Corps are People vote.
mythology
(9,527 posts)Get over it. You lost Scalia.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Medical facilities has had to spread the cost of the uninsured on to those who pay and are insured. The House voted the other day to repeal ACA and in the same week those voting to repeal ACA voted to keep their health care, another mandate, we have to pay for their coverage but they want to deny our coverage.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Maybe you'll have a coronary and leave the court.
Greybnk48
(10,176 posts)How the hell did he ever get appointed to the Supreme Court?
spanone
(135,886 posts)HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)reflection
(6,286 posts)"get over it"